Real Estate Lawyers
A practical directory for Ottawa and eastern Ontario buyers and sellers who need a real estate lawyer for their transaction.
Buyer resource · Ottawa & Eastern Ontario
A practical place to begin when you need a real estate lawyer for an Ottawa or eastern Ontario purchase, sale, refinance or property transfer.
You choose your lawyer
This directory is a starting point, not a required list. Before retaining any firm, confirm availability for your closing date, conflicts, fees, scope of work and who will be your day-to-day contact.
Ottawa & Eastern Ontario legal contacts
Residential real estate lawyers to consider
Every firm below handles residential real estate transactions. This is a simple starting point—choose the lawyer you feel is the right fit, then confirm availability, fees, scope and the contact who will manage your file.
Kemptville · North Grenville
Connie Lamble
The Law Office of Connie Lamble
Local lawyer serving Kemptville and surrounding communities. The firm publicly lists residential purchases, sales, mortgages and property transfers, alongside wills and estates work.
Ottawa · Carling Avenue
Michael Ng
Tierney Stauffer LLP
Partner whose practice includes corporate/commercial and real estate law. Tierney Stauffer’s Ottawa team handles residential purchase, sale and financing matters.
Downtown Ottawa
Harland Tanner
Gibson Tanner Rabin LLP
Partner and co-founder with a practice concentrated in real estate and wills and estates. He acts on residential purchases, sales and financing, as well as related property matters.
Ottawa · Deakin Street
Valentin Erikson
Erikson Law Firm
Ottawa lawyer serving residential buyers, sellers and refinancing clients. The firm also offers wills and estates services and publicly notes service in English, French and Russian.
Manotick · South Ottawa
Brandon Doughty & Michelle Perry
Blockhouse Law Partners LLP
Manotick firm handling residential purchases and sales, lender coordination, refinancing and intra-family transfers, with wills-and-estates services also available.
Ottawa · Carling Avenue
Eli M. Udell
Merovitz Potechin LLP
Partner and head of the firm’s real estate group. The team acts for buyers and sellers on residential transactions across Ottawa and Ontario.
What your lawyer typically handles
From accepted offer to registered closing
Legal work varies by property and transaction. Your lawyer can explain their specific scope, but these are common stages of a typical real estate closing.
Before you retain a firm
- Confirm the firm can meet your closing date.
- Ask who your main day-to-day contact will be.
- Request an itemized estimate of legal fees, HST, disbursements and expected transaction costs.
- Ask about extra work for a mortgage, condo, bridge loan, rural property, private sale or title issue.
- Confirm when the firm needs your identification and closing-fund instructions.
01 · BEFORE CLOSING
Review & prepare
Reviews the agreement, searches title, coordinates with the lender and other lawyer, and explains documents and funds needed.
02 · AT CLOSING
Register & transfer
Prepares and registers transfer and mortgage documents, handles funds and adjustments, and confirms completion.
03 · AFTER CLOSING
Report & follow through
Provides final reporting and registered documents, then addresses post-closing items within the retained scope.
Plan your next move
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